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The industrial strategy for construction will look to integrate the low carbon agenda with the wider cost and efficiency drive across the industry, the government鈥檚 chief construction adviser has said.

Writing exclusively for 黑洞社区, ahead of the Government Construction Summit next week, Peter Hansford suggested the industrial strategy for construction - expected to be published at the summit - would look at ways to bring together aspects of the reform agenda across the industry.

Hansford cited the example of linking the government鈥檚 BIM strategy with industrial strategy, as well as the low carbon agenda.

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He said: 鈥淲hat about the potential of BIM to help us achieve our ambitions in low carbon construction? We have been pursuing the cost and efficiency agenda alongside the low carbon agenda, but how do we these initiatives fit together?鈥� He said the industrial strategy 鈥渄isplays real ambition鈥�, before adding, 鈥渘ow we must go out and make it happen鈥�.

It is understood that the industrial strategy will also outline plans for a council of industry leaders to be set-up to oversee its implementation. It is expected to have a similar membership to the Construction Industrial Strategy Advisory Council, which currently includes Ray O鈥橰ourke, executive chairman oLaing O鈥橰ourke; Mark Clare, chief executive of Barratt Developments and Mike Putnam, chief executive of Skanska UK.